Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-15
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THE DRYS ORGANIZE 4 PER
AMENT CORPS OF OBSER-
VATION.

THE DRYS ORGANIZE A PER
MAMENT CORPS OF OBSER-
TATION.
LARGE MISUNDERSTANDING IN DEFEAT
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE-sPEECHES
FROM WHITE AND COLORED DRYS-RE-
PORT FROM ROCKINGHAM -CoLoRED
MINISTERS SPEAKING.
&C., &C., &C.
On Saturday afternoon last, the follow
ing notice printed on dodgers was circu-
lated on the streets:
There will be meeting of the friends of
Local Option at the Hurley Building, on
Monday evening, April 18th, 1887, at s
O'Clock, to take into consideration the ques-
ton of organizing and consolidating the Tenn
perance element of the city. All friends of
good order are invited to attend.
LOCAL Option COMMITTEE
The following gentlemen constitute the
above committee-W. W. Gibbs. Presi-
dent, C. E. Haines, B. A. Blakemore, A.
III. Fultz, W. H. kable, J. II. Drechsler,
S. E. Miller, J. W. Newton, John B.
HOge, and j. A. Cooke.
Hurley building, the same that was used
as Local Option headquarters during the
campaign just ended, was filed with a
crowd numbering about two hundred and
fifty. Of that number fully one half were
colored prohibitlonists. and among them
were three pastors of colored churches
The gathering seemed to be pervaded by an
energetic unrest ottener seen on the eve
of political struggle than a week after
defeat-indeed the prevailing feeling
seemed to be that they came there to cele-
brate a victory instead of to organize
after reverse.
Mr.. G. E. Haines said the meeting was
an adjourned one, and called
MAI. JED. HoTCHKIss
to the chair.
Maj. Hotchkiss on taking the chair
thanked them TOR the compliment. He
said the first thing in order was for them
to congratulate themselves On their great
victory. Victory was not always counted
by the numbers on either side, but by the
results. Stonewall Jackson always claimed
camp on the battle field, but he camped
at one side of the field and the next thing
he was doing was chasing Banks down
the Valley and driving him out Of it Zap
plause). Last Tuesday we camped on one
side of the field (applausel and we have
come together tonight to organize for
such a Valley campaign as shall sweep all
before it (applause). That is our feeling,
and 1 take it that that is the feeling of
the fellows on the other side too (laughter.)
I see that they are on their good behavior,
so good that l feel like going to them and
saying, You fellows are behaving mighty
WE'LL We have met here tonight to form
a camp alongside the battle field in which
we can organize ourselves and sort our
selves out. l think every man did his
duty last Tuesday. The moral victory
was ours, and that was the sentiment
inside and outside of our State. In another
State, since that, they said to mt, You
men won the victory; you gave to the
other side notice to quit (applause).-
We now want by this organization TO-
night to give them good. long notice to
quit, and to say that the sooner you get
ready to quit the better, for you will have
to quit. We shall double our vote, and you
can't double yours. You had all the party
managers of both parties on your side and
you can't get anything more. They see
it as well as we do-one of them said to
me we had narrow escape see from
your faces that you are here tonight to
organize for victory. To do that we must
sort ourselves out. The white men and
the colored men could both have done
better on election day if they had been
sorted out for their special duties.
Maj. Hotchkiss then appointed the fol-
lowing committee on the permanent Or
ganization of the meeting B. A.
Blakemore, W. W. Gibbs, and J. w t.
Newton.
Mr.. E. P. Beard, in some brief remarks.
expressed his sympathy with the objects
of the meeting.
The committee on permanent organiza-
tion reported the following
OFFICERS OF THE sTAUNTON TEN
PERANCE LEAGUE.
President Charles E. Haines.
Vice Presidents--Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss. Geo.
P Baker, J. Addie Cook, W. Ell. Kable, F. T.
Ware, VIM. Lewis, Jno. Dyer, and James A.
Carter.
Secretary-Simeon Miller.
Treasurer-John B. Hoge.
Executive ommittee-Jacob A. Hanger, B.
A. Blakemore, w. W. Gibbs, G. c. Berry, D.
w. Lands, Oliver Smith, T. M. Dawson, j. E.
aIo,,, NV
Perkins, c. B. Ware, Mack Childs, j. H. Glib
son. Samuel Williams, Henry Houston, Elijah
Smith, VIM. Harvey, Robert Southall, and
John Monroe.
The report was adopted.
THE PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
The committee also reported the follow
ing plan of organization which was unan-
imously adopted:
Being fully persuaded that the influence of
the saloon is the greatest obstacle to the peace
and prosperity of our city.
Resol0ed That we form ourselves into an
association to be known as ''The Staunton
Temperance League" and to work under the
following rules and regulations.
LIST. The officers shall consist of President,
Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer,
who with 20 members of the League to be ap-
pointed by the President, shall form an Elk
ecutive Committee.
End. The Executive Committee shall meet
at least once a month and shall have power to
call a meeting of the Neaguel whenever they
deem it advisable.
3rd The object of this League is to redeem
and protect this city from the rule of the bar
room and to see that none but sober men are
elected to fill the various offices of the city.
4th. Il shall be the duty of the Executive
Committee to investigate all reported violations
of the liquor laws, and if they have reasonable
grounds to believe that the laws have been
violated to bring the matter to the attention
of the proper authorities for investigation.
MIR. e. e. HAINES
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